Comments on: America still in denial over gun control

By: john baker

john baker — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:17:45 +0000

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By: Welsley

Welsley — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:51:01 +0000

We need serious gun control laws that allow people to defend their homes, hunt, etc. without subjecting people in shopping malls to the possibility of mass murder. I ran across a YouTube video that will scare the daylights out of anyone with common sense – of a 20-something male showing people how to fit yourself with AK-47 magazines on your chest and legs so that you can “police your neighborhood.” There is no purpose for these weapons. They can only be used to wipe out civilians or police officers.

By: leon

leon — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:31:26 +0000

you mean gun control works?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8121989.stm

jb says: Thanks for the link, Leon. Very thoughtful of you. Yes, of course gun control works; enough at least to make incidents like the one described a rarity with much news-worthiness.

By: Mark Colbath

Mark Colbath — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:33:38 +0000

I’ve found that there is a great amount of interest in firearms and I am trying to cater to that on Huntfish.net. I’ve owned rifles, pistols and shotguns since I was a teenager, after my father as well as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department taught me gun safetty. I’ve not shot anyone but more and more criminal activity is common in our area. I would not hesitate to use any means to defend our family and farm. I certainly don’t mind practicing with a pistol or rifle on the farm when I think there is a criminal element nearby. I call it prevention.

The world needs more education about guns and gun safety. It’s the people that know little about guns that are dangerous. When they do pick up a gun, they wave it around like a stick, which makes me cringe horribly at the site of the lack of respect for the power of firearms.

If the government wants to outlaw guns, they should be the first to give them up.

jb says: Hi Mark, I think it’s possible to talk about these things if we can hang onto a little perspective. No one ever suggested outlawing guns, did they?

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:10:47 +0000

We need to make sure we never get rid of the right to bear arms that our forefathers thought was important. Perhaps more people need to read “The Road to Serfdom” by von Hayek and be prepared. Perhaps people need to study history and see how Hitler wanted to make sure citizens were not able to fight the government as he slowly strengthened it and enslaved his people . . . and later committed many atrocities. People liked Hitler and really thought he was out to help the people. Look what that caused.

jb said: We need to grow up, Jesse; at least to the point where we can address an argument with some consistency.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:55:23 +0000

Hei John.
I thought that you only had nice intelligent people visiting your website. Here it appears you have a charming little genius.

jb says: Hi Thomas. He’s, you know, the same wherever he goes . . . I suspect, when he eventually comes out of his shell, he’ll be another charmer.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:09:06 +0000

Guns in themselves aren’t dangerous, generally that is true, except when it comes to examples when guns laying around and a child gets their hands on them by accident, even bb guns are to be considered as a lethal wepon.

However, with easy access to guns, violence/crimes/murder with guns will be higher.
make a comparison with the alcohol.

in countries like for example Sweden, research studies shows that with easy access to alcohol people will get more addictive. they (simply described) divided the people in 4 categories, not drinking, drinking little, drinking regularly and people with alcoholic tendencies.

With high access, the population in each category moved from their current situation to a higher level of consumption.

jb says: Thanks Charles. It’s always gratifying to have people show up on this thread who are capable of conversing without an accompanying urge to kill.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:02:07 +0000

Hey! why dont you delete anyone’s blog that doesn’t believe in what you have to say. I know you will delete this no matter what but hopefully you will read this and it will increase your blood preasure and you die of a stroke.
Guns dont kill people..people kill people. I f you want to see guns taken away from Americans why not take the rest of our rights away…OH! thats right people like you are trying very hard.
Anyone who tries to deny me any of my constitutional rights is an enemy of mine. If you dont like the U.S. constitution why dont you move to a country where the constitution suits you.
Seriously I hate anyone who fucks with the bill of rights. I hope you die a painful death soon so no-one has to listen to your stupid communist bullshit

jb says: Hi Dwight. Thanks for dropping by. I really appreciate your efforts to elevate the quality of the debate.